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Vacant Homes in North Carolina
Vacancy rates for rentals and homes for sale, and why vacant homes are empty. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Vacancy rate
- 12.5%
- U.S. 10.1%
- Rental vacancy rate
- 7.1%
- U.S. 5.5%
- Homeowner vacancy rate
- 1.3%
- U.S. 0.9%
- Vacant for seasonal use
- 31.3% of vacant
- U.S. 32.6% of vacant
Vacant homes by county
100 counties in North Carolina
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| County | Vacancy rate | Rental vacancy | Homeowner vacancy | Vacant homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | 9.1% | 5.3% | 0.8% | 7,011 |
| Alexander County | 12.9% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 2,092 |
| Alleghany County | 33.7% | 6.0% | 0.2% | 2,627 |
| Anson County | 14.1% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 1,406 |
| Ashe County | 29.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5,017 |
| Avery County | 52.2% | 15.6% | 3.5% | 7,410 |
| Beaufort County | 21.0% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 5,141 |
| Bertie County | 20.5% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1,841 |
| Bladen County | 22.6% | 4.7% | 0.3% | 3,462 |
| Brunswick County | 30.2% | 27.9% | 1.1% | 29,953 |
| Buncombe County | 24.3% | 18.2% | 14.8% | 32,628 |
| Burke County | 10.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 4,052 |
| Cabarrus County | 10.1% | 7.8% | 0.6% | 9,445 |
| Caldwell County | 12.0% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 4,468 |
| Camden County | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 290 |
| Carteret County | 38.7% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 20,204 |
| Caswell County | 16.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1,691 |
| Catawba County | 9.4% | 6.6% | 1.6% | 6,906 |
| Chatham County | 8.1% | 8.1% | 0.7% | 2,910 |
| Cherokee County | 28.1% | 7.4% | 0.4% | 5,163 |
| Chowan County | 14.7% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 1,056 |
| Clay County | 32.2% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 2,416 |
| Cleveland County | 12.3% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 5,454 |
| Columbus County | 14.9% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 3,515 |
| Craven County | 11.7% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 5,662 |
| Cumberland County | 9.8% | 5.5% | 1.1% | 14,040 |
| Currituck County | 30.6% | 51.5% | 0.1% | 5,234 |
| Dare County | 52.3% | 65.6% | 0.2% | 18,442 |
| Davidson County | 8.6% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 6,550 |
| Davie County | 10.6% | 5.7% | 0.6% | 2,041 |
| Duplin County | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 3,074 |
| Durham County | 7.3% | 6.6% | 0.5% | 11,175 |
| Edgecombe County | 15.6% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 3,629 |
| Forsyth County | 8.9% | 7.5% | 1.0% | 15,706 |
| Franklin County | 10.2% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 3,238 |
| Gaston County | 8.0% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 8,095 |
| Gates County | 13.2% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 635 |
| Graham County | 32.7% | 14.2% | 1.4% | 1,716 |
| Granville County | 9.3% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 2,313 |
| Greene County | 12.9% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1,027 |
| Guilford County | 7.7% | 6.2% | 1.0% | 18,314 |
| Halifax County | 18.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 4,489 |
| Harnett County | 9.2% | 7.2% | 0.9% | 5,057 |
| Haywood County | 23.7% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 8,437 |
| Henderson County | 12.0% | 6.7% | 0.9% | 6,977 |
| Hertford County | 15.6% | 5.7% | 0.2% | 1,531 |
| Hoke County | 7.9% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1,663 |
| Hyde County | 34.3% | 19.4% | 0.0% | 1,013 |
| Iredell County | 9.3% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 7,855 |
| Jackson County | 33.7% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 9,373 |
| Johnston County | 6.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 5,627 |
| Jones County | 12.2% | 7.4% | 0.1% | 573 |
| Lee County | 7.4% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 2,021 |
| Lenoir County | 13.1% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 3,528 |
| Lincoln County | 6.8% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 2,693 |
| Macon County | 32.4% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 8,810 |
| Madison County | 26.5% | 8.3% | 5.8% | 3,014 |
| Martin County | 14.1% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 1,556 |
| McDowell County | 13.6% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 2,937 |
| Mecklenburg County | 7.3% | 7.5% | 0.7% | 36,544 |
| Mitchell County | 24.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2,110 |
| Montgomery County | 29.0% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 4,355 |
| Moore County | 12.5% | 5.4% | 0.4% | 6,267 |
| Nash County | 11.4% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 5,000 |
| New Hanover County | 12.7% | 7.4% | 1.1% | 15,194 |
| Northampton County | 26.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 2,784 |
| Onslow County | 13.8% | 7.9% | 1.3% | 12,089 |
| Orange County | 8.8% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 5,516 |
| Pamlico County | 25.5% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1,866 |
| Pasquotank County | 10.9% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 1,936 |
| Pender County | 20.6% | 9.8% | 1.2% | 6,553 |
| Perquimans County | 19.4% | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1,353 |
| Person County | 13.6% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 2,521 |
| Pitt County | 9.8% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 8,105 |
| Polk County | 18.7% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 2,066 |
| Randolph County | 8.2% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 5,180 |
| Richmond County | 14.4% | 0.9% | 0.1% | 2,867 |
| Robeson County | 12.2% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 5,977 |
| Rockingham County | 9.7% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 4,262 |
| Rowan County | 9.4% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 6,076 |
| Rutherford County | 18.7% | 9.1% | 1.4% | 6,133 |
| Sampson County | 16.4% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 4,245 |
| Scotland County | 12.9% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1,861 |
| Stanly County | 11.8% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 3,392 |
| Stokes County | 9.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1,951 |
| Surry County | 11.5% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 3,878 |
| Swain County | 30.3% | 12.5% | 1.4% | 2,616 |
| Transylvania County | 24.3% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4,682 |
| Tyrrell County | 30.6% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 682 |
| Union County | 5.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | 4,614 |
| Vance County | 17.1% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 3,342 |
| Wake County | 7.2% | 8.9% | 0.6% | 35,872 |
| Warren County | 30.5% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 3,576 |
| Washington County | 21.5% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 1,296 |
| Watauga County | 36.4% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 12,157 |
| Wayne County | 11.2% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 5,998 |
| Wilkes County | 14.9% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 4,729 |
| Wilson County | 10.8% | 6.3% | 1.4% | 3,985 |
| Yadkin County | 13.0% | 9.6% | 0.4% | 2,244 |
| Yancey County | 28.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 3,246 |
Vacant homes in the largest cities
Cities and towns with 5,000 or more people
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| City | Vacancy rate | Rental vacancy | Homeowner vacancy | Vacant homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 7.6% | 7.8% | 0.7% | 30,517 |
| Raleigh | 9.5% | 8.6% | 0.9% | 21,410 |
| Greensboro | 8.6% | 6.7% | 1.3% | 11,681 |
| Durham | 7.5% | 6.5% | 0.6% | 10,287 |
| Winston-Salem | 10.6% | 7.8% | 1.3% | 12,212 |
| Fayetteville | 10.1% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 9,296 |
| Cary | 5.5% | 10.1% | 0.3% | 4,085 |
| Wilmington | 9.9% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 6,224 |
| High Point | 6.6% | 6.2% | 0.4% | 3,259 |
| Concord | 10.4% | 8.4% | 0.5% | 4,473 |
| Asheville | 25.3% | 19.3% | 21.2% | 12,640 |
| Greenville | 10.9% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 4,984 |
| Gastonia | 8.4% | 6.2% | 1.1% | 2,959 |
| Jacksonville | 10.7% | 7.5% | 3.5% | 2,729 |
| Apex | 4.8% | 11.9% | 0.6% | 1,265 |
| Huntersville | 3.3% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 858 |
| Chapel Hill | 10.1% | 6.8% | 0.8% | 2,392 |
| Burlington | 8.1% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 2,257 |
| Kannapolis | 11.4% | 7.8% | 0.2% | 2,886 |
| Rocky Mount | 13.0% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 3,505 |
| Wake Forest | 5.3% | 6.1% | 0.8% | 1,025 |
| Mooresville | 7.6% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,648 |
| Wilson | 11.0% | 6.5% | 1.2% | 2,531 |
| Holly Springs | 4.1% | 11.1% | 0.5% | 643 |
| Hickory | 9.6% | 7.4% | 1.7% | 1,913 |
| Indian Trail | 5.4% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 780 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 5.4% | 9.5% | 1.0% | 821 |
| Monroe | 6.3% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 849 |
| Salisbury | 10.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1,594 |
| Garner | 7.6% | 9.0% | 0.5% | 1,144 |
| Goldsboro | 12.4% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 2,149 |
| Cornelius | 7.2% | 4.0% | 0.1% | 1,072 |
| New Bern | 12.7% | 8.3% | 1.6% | 2,143 |
| Sanford | 9.4% | 6.9% | 1.1% | 1,172 |
| Morrisville | 8.9% | 12.9% | 0.0% | 1,206 |
| Matthews | 5.8% | 7.1% | 1.0% | 724 |
| Statesville | 9.2% | 7.5% | 1.2% | 1,252 |
| Leland | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.1% | 826 |
| Clayton | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.3% | 287 |
| Kernersville | 3.8% | 5.2% | 0.4% | 504 |
| Asheboro | 5.7% | 5.2% | 0.1% | 712 |
| Mint Hill | 5.2% | 9.4% | 1.3% | 558 |
| Thomasville | 7.5% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 915 |
| Waxhaw | 3.8% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 269 |
| Shelby | 11.4% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 1,225 |
| Clemmons | 5.7% | 11.6% | 0.7% | 528 |
| Carrboro | 7.0% | 2.5% | 1.1% | 715 |
| Knightdale | 5.4% | 6.6% | 0.6% | 431 |
| Boone | 14.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1,010 |
| Lexington | 15.5% | 6.9% | 5.1% | 1,376 |
| Harrisburg | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 395 |
| Mebane | 8.7% | 7.3% | 0.0% | 748 |
| Kinston | 16.1% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 1,708 |
| Elizabeth City | 12.8% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 1,113 |
| Lumberton | 17.1% | 5.6% | 1.0% | 1,421 |
| Lenoir | 9.4% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 848 |
| Pinehurst | 11.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1,060 |
| Mount Holly | 3.8% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 291 |
| Graham | 9.5% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 851 |
| Hope Mills | 4.5% | 1.9% | 0.3% | 307 |
| Havelock | 9.5% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 631 |
| Morganton | 8.7% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 659 |
| Stallings | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 185 |
| Albemarle | 14.5% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 1,151 |
| Southern Pines | 14.0% | 5.4% | 0.6% | 1,209 |
| Murraysville | 2.3% | 7.2% | 0.0% | 176 |
| Davidson | 11.2% | 13.5% | 2.2% | 705 |
| Belmont | 5.0% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 339 |
| Hendersonville | 8.3% | 5.3% | 0.0% | 741 |
| Eden | 13.8% | 8.1% | 0.9% | 1,024 |
| Laurinburg | 12.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 778 |
| Henderson | 15.7% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 1,150 |
| Roanoke Rapids | 10.2% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 701 |
| Reidsville | 9.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 655 |
| Piney Green | 10.0% | 9.8% | 0.0% | 597 |
| Anderson Creek | 12.6% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 659 |
| Lewisville | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 148 |
| Weddington | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 166 |
| Newton | 4.8% | 5.5% | 1.3% | 269 |
| Wendell | 4.6% | 13.7% | 0.0% | 241 |
| Myrtle Grove | 4.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 241 |
| Lake Norman of Iredell | 13.6% | 22.7% | 1.5% | 720 |
| Smithfield | 11.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 666 |
| Archdale | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 227 |
| Kings Mountain | 6.3% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 314 |
| Lincolnton | 5.2% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 276 |
| Spring Lake | 16.2% | 6.8% | 0.0% | 874 |
| Spout Springs | 7.0% | 13.3% | 0.0% | 277 |
| Summerfield | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 225 |
| Pineville | 8.4% | 7.2% | 1.5% | 427 |
| Elon | 19.2% | 5.9% | 4.6% | 584 |
| Tarboro | 12.5% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 693 |
| Rolesville | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 134 |
| Winterville | 3.5% | 7.4% | 0.0% | 164 |
| Mount Airy | 8.1% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 427 |
| Waynesville | 16.9% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 1,022 |
| Lake Norman of Catawba | 20.9% | 9.3% | 5.6% | 1,092 |
| Morehead City | 19.8% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1,280 |
| Washington | 10.6% | 5.9% | 1.8% | 557 |
| Hillsborough | 8.3% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 376 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the vacancy rate in North Carolina?
- 12.5% of homes in North Carolina are vacant, and the rental vacancy rate is 7.1%.
- Which North Carolina counties have the highest vacancy rate?
- Among counties with 10,000 or more people, the highest are Dare County (52.3%), Avery County (52.2%), Carteret County (38.7%).
- Which North Carolina counties have the lowest vacancy rate?
- The lowest are Union County (5.2%), Johnston County (6.2%), Camden County (6.7%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · 2020-2024 5-year estimates
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